Day of the Dead Bread with Sesame Seeds / Ajonjoli on top with out sugar coding. Pan de Muerto good for 6 people (Diameter 8").

Day of the Dead History and Tradition

Although the exact origins of the Day of the Dead holiday are uncertain, the Dia de Muertos has its roots since the prehispanic Mexico, when the conquistadores came from Spain and their traditions blended with the Catholic holidays. So, on November 1st its celebrated the All Saints Day or All Hallows Day and on November 2nd its the Day of the Souls or Day of the Dead, in Spanish Dia de Muertos. In the US very close to this holidays its celebrated Halloween in many ways close to some traditions of the Day of the Dead.

On the Day of the Dead there is a tradition in Mexico to go to the cemeteries to visit your deceased loved ones and mount an altar right next to the tomb or in their houses to remember them. On the altars people place flowers, candles, fruits, tamales, mole and the favorite foods of the dead person. The altar is decorated with sugar skulls (calaveras de azucar) and Pan de Muerto. Some people will spend the whole night saying recitations, praying the rosary and in their imagination the deceased will come and partake the aromas of their favorite Mexican foods. The next day the families will eat and enjoy this foods placed on the altars to remember their friends and past relatives.

The bread of the dead or Pan de Muerto is round shaped with strips of dough attached on the top to resemble bones. El Molino Bakery every year has the tradition to bake this special Mexican sweet bread to continue the tradition of the holiday and enjoy a delicious and unique cake type bread.

The ingredients to bake the Pan de Muerto are similar of the egg bread done with butter, coated with sugar and flavored with a special aroma used for this occasion. Usually Pan de Muerto is eaten with a cup of hot Mexican chocolate.

Enjoy this Mexican holiday tradition, very important of our past and culture, so pass to your love ones the tradition of Dia de Muertos to conserve them for the next generations. El Molino Bakery wish you Happy Holidays Season!